Thane: The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll and some places in the country are facing a huge crisis. Thane District in Maharashtra in particular is severely hit as the number of cases have crossed 5.07 lakh.
India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.62 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 2,95,525 deaths. A total of 2,30,70,365 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far.
There are 29,23,400 active cases in the country as of date, which comprises 11.12 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India’s recovery rate now stands at 87.76 percent. Globally, more than 16.58 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 34.38 lakh have died so far.
India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. India’s regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for three vaccines — Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 19.33 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.
